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Ringstone: CG 77

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Head of young beardless Heracles in profile to right.

Notes

History note: Given by H.C. Caulfield

Legal notes

Given by H.C. Caulfield

Measurements and weight

Depth: 4 mm
Height: 11 mm
Width: 9 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Caulfied, H. C.

Dating

2nd Century BC
Circa -200 - Circa -101

School or Style

Hellenistic

Components of the work

Intaglio

Materials used in production

Sardonyx

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CG 77
Primary reference Number: 124153
Gem catalogue number: B279 (CM)
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 29 October 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 7 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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